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On this day in 1904 Leos Janacek‘s Jenufa premiered in Brno.

By WindyCityOperaman

January 21, 2015

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On this day in 1904 Leos Janacek‘s Jenufa premiered in Brno.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCa1ZvZYWG8

Born on this day in 1775 composer and singing teacher Manuel García
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w25-EHy8IKs

Born on this day in 1797 librettist Joseph Méry
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dehSMf_n2w

Born on this day in 1921 contralto Hilde Rössl-Majdan
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUTZx3Ly05c

Happy 74th birthday tenor/baritone/conductor Plácido Domingo
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTGERozgjPw

Happy 79th birthday superfan Charles Handelman
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z9wHRyIPrQ&start=23

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Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.